SLR Volume 13 - Special Issue Topics on School Libraries and Student Achievement

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SLR Volume 13 examines research and practice related to school libraries and youth reading, with cross-cutting attention to learners’ needs and academic outcomes. The volume includes studies on disability portrayals in young adult graphic novels, the effects of New York school libraries on student achievement and motivation, and professional dispositions of school librarians using a Delphi study. It also presents case studies linking school culture and library programs, research on electronic news databases for Hong Kong students, and work on standards, principals’ perceptions, and librarian self-censorship.

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Seeing Different: Portrayals of Disability in Young Adult Graphic Novels

The Impact of New York's School Libraries on Student Achievement and Motivation: Phase III

Exploration to Identify Professional Dispositions of School Librarians: A Delphi Study

The Relationship between School Culture and the School Library Program: Four Case Studies

An Electronic News Database for Upper Primary School Students and Teachers in Hong Kong

Developing California School Library Media Program Standards

Secondary School Principals' Perceptions of the School Librarian's Instructional Role

A Study of Self-Censorship by School Librarians

SLR Volume 13 (2010) TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages 3-14 Seeing Different: Portrayals of Disability in Young Adult Graphic Novels By Marilyn Irwin and Robin Moeller Pages 15-45 The Impact of New York's School Libraries on Student Achievement and Motivation: Phase III By Ruth V. Small., Kathryn A. Shanahan, and Megan Stasak. Pages 46-74 Exploration to Identify Professional Dispositions of School Librarians: A Delphi Study By Gail Bush and Jami L. Jones. Pages 75-94 The Relationship between School Culture and the School Library Program: Four Case Studies By Jody K. Howard Pages 95-118 An Electronic News Database for Upper Primary School Students and Teachers in Hong Kong By Samuel K.W. Chu, Maggie Y.K. Mak, and Ka-yee Tsang Pages 119-133 Developing California School Library Media Program Standards By Lesley Farmer and Alan M. Safer Pages 134-166 Secondary School Principals' Perceptions of the School Librarian's Instructional Role By Audrey P. Church Pages 167-187 A Study of Self-Censorship by School Librarians By Wendy Rickman Volume 13, 2010 ISSN: 2165-1019 Approved April 2010 [www.ala.org/aasl/slr](www.ala.org/aasl/slr) Seeing Different: Portrayals of Disability in Young Adult Graphic Novels Marilyn Irwin, Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, Indianapolis. Robin Moeller, Visiting Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, Indianapolis. Abstract As more students with disabilities are included in standard American education classrooms, the need to provide all students with literature that depicts people with disabilities has never been greater. With graphic novels growing in popularity with youth and becoming more apparent in school curriculum, the authors chose to analyze this format to answer the following research questions: Do graphic novels include individuals with disabilities? If disabilities are present, what disabilities were most often featured? What is the gender and ethnicity of the individuals with disabilities? Is there a positive portrayal of the person with a disability? After examining thirty graphic novels recommended for teens, the authors found that less than half of the sample depicted an individual with a disability. Of these, the majority of the portrayals were of negative stereotypical images of disability. The authors concluded that the authors, illustrators, and publishers of graphic novels recommended for teens have not provided a realistic representation of people with disabilities. Introduction The 27th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2005 (U.S. Department of Education 2007, 28) reported that approximately six million U.S. students aged six to twenty-one were served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 2003—9.1 percent of all U.S. students in that age range. These numbers have increased in both real numbers and proportion of [the total U.S. school-age population almost](the total U.S. school-age population almost)[ ](the total U.S. school-age population almost)[every year since 1993. Following the current trend of inclusion](every year since 1993. Following the current trend of inclusion), most of the students are educated in regular schools along with their peers without disabilities. With that in mind, teaching students without disabilities about the various disabling disorders they might encounter has become necessary. Much has been written about the role of literature for youth that includes people with disabilities. Ayala (1999) provides four cogent reasons for making the materials available for students: 1. Because of the issues raised, the materials can help children ―understand and cope with difficult decisions they must face in an increasingly complex society.‖ 2. The ―relevant, authentic publications‖ can be used to draw students to reading. 3. The boo

FAQs

What is the central focus of SLR Volume 13?

The volume focuses on school-library-related research covering youth reading, learner needs, and library impacts on education, including several empirical studies and program standards discussions.

How do the studies address disability and inclusive education?

One study analyzes portrayals of disability in young adult graphic novels recommended for teens, concluding that less than half depict disability and that most portrayals rely on negative stereotypes.

What other themes besides disability are covered in this volume?

The volume also examines how school libraries influence student achievement and motivation, professional dispositions of school librarians, relationships between school culture and library programs, standards development, principals’ views, and librarian self-censorship.

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